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AWEA: Wind Power Capacity Will Grow 26% in 2007

January 24, 2007 by Paul Nastu

U.S. wind power generating capacity increased by 27 percent in 2006 and is expected to increase an additional 26 percent in 2007...

Grgich Latest Winery to Plug Into Solar

January 23, 2007October 3, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Grgich Hills winery in Napa Valley has contracted SPG Solar to complete a PV installation that will produce 170.08 kilowatts DC of electricity during peak production hours. Grgich isn't the only winery that has switched to solar power...

Canada Maps Out 3 Parts of $1.5 Billion ecoEnergy Funding

January 22, 2007 by Paul Nastu

Canada's Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, has announced more than $1.5 billion in funding for its ecoENERGY Renewable Initiative to boost CanadaÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s renewable energy supplies...

Tesco USA to Install $13 Million Solar Roof

January 19, 2007October 3, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Tesco, the fourth-largest retail chain in the world, is installing a $13 million solar roof on its five-building, 820,400-square-foot distribution center under construction in Riverside...

Staples Installs Largest Solar Power System in New England

January 17, 2007 by Paul Nastu

Staples has unveiled the largest solar power installation in New England at its 300,000-square-foot retail distribution center in Killingly, Connecticut...

Steamboat Ski Area First Resort to Buy Solar

January 15, 2007January 15, 2007 by Paul Nastu

The Steamboat Ski Area is the first resort in the U.S. to buy solar power for its operations, CBS4 reports.

Green Hosting Company Adds Green Roof to Solar Mix

January 15, 2007October 3, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Internet services provider AISO.net plans to put about three to four inches of dirt on the roof of its data center and plant bush-type, drought-resistant plants...

GE Ecomagination Launches Internet Films, New Campaign

January 12, 2007 by Paul Nastu

General Electric has launched several short films on the web to tell the world that GE's Ecomagination is serious about the environment since launching the branded products and marketing initiative a year and a half ago...

Ted Turner Launches DT Solar, Enters Renewables Market

January 11, 2007 by Paul Nastu

Ted Turner is partnering with Branchburg, New Jersey-based Dome-Tech Solar to create DT Solar, a Turner renewable energy company.

SolarCity Enters SoCal Market with SpaceX Install

January 10, 2007 by Paul Nastu

SolarCity completed phase one of a commercial solar power system for Space Exploration Technologies Corporation. The move marks the company's entry into...